Five centuries in lower grades

Press, 2 March 1981, Page 17

Five centuries in lower grades

Five centuries, two in the same eight-grade match, and some startling bowling analyses provided the highlights of Canterbury Cricket Association lower-grade cricket at the week-end. Marty Fizsimons, for Sydenham B, and the Lancaster Park player, Peter Smith, both reached three figures in their match. Fitzsimons, also a Canterbury representative hockey goalie, made 120 not out for the victorious Sydenham team, but Smith fought a lone and hopeless battle for his side, his 108 not out, in a team total of 163 — including 24 extras — was peppered with boundaries: five sizes and lb fours. ' ' • Three of the other centuries were scored by players long prominent in Canterbury cricket. Derek Banks got 106 for Old Collegains’ President’s grade team against St Albans; Richard Bromley also scored an Old Collegains century, in fifth grade; and Robin Hickford made 101 for Busnide-West in the fourth grade. Also, W. Higgins made 131 in an all-Sydenham second-grade match. Peter Foster took the bovilng honours with his exceptional nine for 18 for Lancaster Park against Christ’s College in the third grade, while the second highest : wicket-taker-was Graeme Dense’m, long a successful bowler for. East-Shirley; in the sixth grade. He had- eight for 41 agaiiisf Old "Collegains. Keith Hartshorne, one of the few bowlers of ■ “Chinamen” in club cricket, and Chambers of St Bede’s, both had seven wickets, but for economy it was hard to go past two in the lower grades. Mark McKay, of Sydenham B in the ninth grade, had five for seven against Lancaster Park; while Rowley, of Old Collegains B in the President’s grade, had six for eight. Second grade Lancaster Park 231 (B. Butler 69, M. K. Johnston 50; K. Hartshorne 7/69); East-Shirley 86 and 13/0. Marist 133 (M. A’Hearn 78; R. Walker 5/48); Old Collegians Riccarton 273 (M. Hamel 63, G. A. Miller 60; M. J. Hadlee 5/57); H. 5.0.8. 202/3 (A. Sloane' 55). . Svdenham A 244/8 dec. (W. Higgins 131); Sydenham B 71. St Albans 155 (C. G. Marks 6/47); Burnside-West 116/6 (G. Cowles 5/31). Third grade St Thomas’s 61 and 19X0; Shirley B.H.S. 195/5 dec. (G. Jones 65). ’•■■, Christchurch B.H.S. 120 (M. Fullen 5/11); Papanui H.S. 126/3 (Chaikin 55). Christ’s College 83 (P. Foster 9/18) and 48/2; Lancaster Park 167. St Albans 170 (Penfold 5/46); Burnside H.S. 137/2.

Burnside-West 182 (B. Farrant 59; R. Ford 5/36); St Andrew’s College 112/7. St Bede’s 98; Linwood H.S. 186/9 (J. Clarke 59, S. Myers 51; Chambers 7/65).

Fourth grade Technical 194/8 dec. (D. Andrews 52; Sydenham 86. Riccarton 155 and 23/0; Old Collegians 156/7 dec. (Baker 93). Burnside-West 217/3 dec. (R. H. Hickford 101, P. Beatson 51); H. 5.0.8. 88/2. St Albans 130 (S. Gallagher 60); East-Shirley 113/3 (G. W. Ripley 61). Fifth grade H. 5.0.8. 62 (Smith 6/34) and 17/1; Old Collegians 158/4 dec. (R. C. Bromely 104). Marist 145/8 dec.; Riccarton 96/5. St Albans 132; Lancaster Park 137/3 dec. (B. Wingham 55). East-Shirley -91 (G. Ash 5/30); Bumside-West 127. - ■'

Sixth grade Old Collegians 112 (G. L. Densem 8/41); East-Shirley 100/3. Burnside-West B 147; BurnsideWest A 66/2. r . ■; Sydenham 150;- Lancaster Park 106. Sixth grade East-Shirley-115 (R. L. Schuma. cher 56) beat Sydenham A 86. H. 5.0.8. 128 beat Marist 85.' Old Collegains beat Technical by default. Sydenham.: B‘ 202/3 ‘dec. (M; Fitzsimons 120 not out) beat Lancaster Park 163 (P. Smith 108 not out).' ■ ■ - ' • Ninth grade.-,. Sydenham A 1149/9 dec. beat Technical 100 (P.' Robinson 5/19). East-Shirley 108 lost to St Albans 111/5. .

Lancaster Park B 57 (51. McKay 5/7) lost to Sydenham B 63/5. Burnside-West 127 (J. Longley 56) lost to Lancester Park A 130/0 (E. Williamson 89 not out). President's grade H. 5.0.8. 163 (D. J. McKendry 5/30) beat Lancaster Park 136. Old Collegains A 231/7 dec. (D. S. Banks 106. J.Hartnell 91) beat St Albans 159. Old Collegians B 154/6 dec. beat Technical 122 (Rowley 6/8). . Police 182 (R. Pettet 79) beat Sydenham 101/9. ' : East-Shirley 133 lost to Hospital 136/4 (R. Evans 76). Sfarlst 149/9 dec. • (F. O’Shannessy 59) lost to BurnsideWest 150/7.